My friend eats all day long and in the night too. I'm not concerned about weight gain as he's had serious physical illness and lost 4 stone but he hasn't yet been diagnosed with dementia so I am writing a list of his symptoms and wondered if this is one?
If you can't go along for the appointment and you don't know the doctor's name, try to find out in conversation. Then write the doctor a note for his or her records. so that when your friend goes for a checkup the doctor has some background.
You are a good person to be concerned. We love to see an update if you learn more.
Take care,
Carol
Under eating and over eating are symptoms of dementia. It just varies from individual to individual
Sugar craving - chocolates etc is also a classic symptom
I know he often forgets he's had dinner, one night he had fish and chips and an hour later I saw him eating scampi and chips as he'd forgotten he'd had the fish and chips.
I am trying to make sense of this, he's never been one to over eat, if anything his appetite has been very poor for a long time so it's good to see him eat. As well as forgetting they've eaten does the dementia increase their appetite?